Habituation and extinction in an approach-avoidance test: An example with sheep

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 132-144

  Erhard, Hans W ^a   Elston, David A ^a   Davidson, Grant C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance; Extinction; Habituation; PCA; Sheep; Test duration

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; HABITUATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745814426     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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